Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2008, 2:35 PM CST for 4 counties in Arkansas; 16 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 30, 2008, 5:53 PM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2008, 2:35 PM CST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2008, 5:53 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2008, 9:29 PM CST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Wann, OK | |
| Jan 31, 6:55 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nw Copan, OK | MEASURED AT COPAN DAM |
| Jan 31, 7:46 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Skiatook, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Wnw Eureka Springs, AR | |
| Jan 31, 8:03 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Rogers, AR | ROADS BECOMING SLUSHY |
| Jan 31, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 W Pawnee, OK | QUARTER SIZE SNOWFLAKES |
| Jan 31, 8:23 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Miami, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:25 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Vinita, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Nowata, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Wann, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:35 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Copan, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:40 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Gravette, AR | |
| Jan 31, 8:40 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Dewey, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Garfield, AR | |
| Jan 31, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Eureka Springs, AR | |
| Jan 31, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Ochelata, OK | |
| Jan 31, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 N Huntsville, AR | |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Collinsville, OK | |
| Jan 31, 9:05 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Talala, OK | |
| Jan 31, 9:10 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Terlton, OK | MIXED WITH SLEET INITIALLY |
| Jan 31, 9:10 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Welch, OK | |
| Jan 31, 9:12 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Bluejacket, OK | |
| Jan 31, 9:15 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Afton, OK | |
| Jan 31, 9:57 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Nw Berryville, AR | |
| Jan 31, 10:35 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Centrailia, OK | STILL RECEIVING HEAVY SNOW |
| Jan 31, 10:55 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Berryville, AR | 3 TO 4 INCHES |
| Jan 31, 11:14 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Oilton, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:29 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 W Maramec, OK | NEAR THE CIMARRON TURNPIKE...1 TO 1.5 INCHES |
| Jan 31, 11:32 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 4 Nw Copan, OK | 6-8 INCHES...NEAR HWY10 AND WASHINGTON/OSAGE COUNTY LINE |
| Jan 31, 11:35 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 W Centralia, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:35 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Bluejacket, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:36 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 6 N Copan, OK | NEAR THE OKLAHOMA/KANSAS STATE LINE |
| Jan 31, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Talala, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:42 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Vinita, OK | TOLL GATE ON THE WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE |
| Jan 31, 11:44 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:45 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Claremore, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:48 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Cleveland, OK | MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Jan 31, 11:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | 8 Sse Tulsa, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:50 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 W Sand Springs, OK | |
| Jan 31, 11:54 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Mannford, OK | 1.5 TO 2 INCHES...WITH SOME SNOW AND SLUSH ON STREETS |
| Jan 31, 12:02 PM CST | SNOW 0.4 | 6 E Tulsa, OK | |
| Jan 31, 12:05 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Jan 31, 12:34 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ralston, OK | |
| Jan 31, 12:46 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Pawnee, OK | |
| Jan 31, 12:55 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Fairland, OK | ROADS SLUSHY |
| Jan 31, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 Sw Ochelata, OK | |
| Jan 31, 1:04 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Westport, OK | |
| Jan 31, 1:14 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Jay, OK | |
| Jan 31, 1:21 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Vera, OK | 3 TO 4 INCHES |
| Jan 31, 1:23 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Henryetta, OK | |
| Jan 31, 1:24 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nne Broken Arrow, OK | 46TH AND 194TH EAST AVE |
| Jan 31, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Jan 31, 1:29 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Inola, OK | |
| Jan 31, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 W Collinsville, OK | AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 75 AND HWY 20 |
| Jan 31, 1:41 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 Nw Owasso, OK | 1 TO 2 INCHES |
| Jan 31, 1:43 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sand Springs, OK | HWY 97 AT MCKINLEY HILL |
| Jan 31, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 E Collinsville, OK | 3 NNW OF KEETONVILLE |
| Jan 31, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Tulsa, OK | 75TH SOUTH AND MINGO IN SOUTH TULSA |
| Jan 31, 1:55 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Beggs, OK | |
| Jan 31, 2:10 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Pryor, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KTSA 302035 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 235 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IN AFFECT FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THURSDAY... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>059-063-310400- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...JAY 235 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...DELAWARE. A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AT THE ONSET OF THE EVENT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAIN...OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AS THE UPPER SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED AT THAT TIME ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. CURRENT FORECAST TRACKS OF THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FAVOR SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE...HOWEVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MAY SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 8 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING...AS THE UPPER SYSTEM QUICKLY LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ARZ019-020-OKZ060>062-064-067>069-310400- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...BRISTOW...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL 235 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN. IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT UPPER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS. SNOW AMOUNTS TOTALING AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM LIFTS RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KTSA 302353 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 553 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... OKZ060>062-064-067>069-310800- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KTSA.WS.W.0001.080131T0900Z-080201T0600Z/ TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...BRISTOW... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL 553 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND LIKELY CAUSE SOME SNOW DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ065-066-070-310800- /O.EXB.KTSA.WS.W.0001.080131T0900Z-080201T0600Z/ OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...MUSKOGEE 553 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...MUSKOGEE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND MAY CAUSE SOME SNOW DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>059-063-310800- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0001.080131T0900Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...JAY 553 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...DELAWARE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY MID MORNING. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BUT WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS A NARROW BAND OF HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS IS WILL SET UP WITHIN THIS AREA...MOST LIKELY NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND LIKELY CAUSE SOME SNOW DRIFTS OF TWO TO THREE FEET. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ARZ019-020-310800- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON 553 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING...POSSIBLY REMAINING RAIN IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS OF AROUND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM LIFTS RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 310358 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 958 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>070-311200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.080131T0900Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 958 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A BAND OF 8 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS APPEARS LIKELY WITHIN THIS AREA...THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE NEAR A PAWNEE TO TULSA TO FAYETTEVILLE LINE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR AT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OF TWO TO THREE FEET MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 412. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE MAINLY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75...THEN SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY MID MORNING. SNOW WILL END FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ARZ029-OKZ071>076-311200- /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 958 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY MORNING...WITH A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$ ARZ019-020-311200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON 958 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING...POSSIBLY REMAINING RAIN IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM LIFTS RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 310935 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 335 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>070-311745- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 335 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THEN SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. THIS SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ071>076-311745- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0001.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.080131T1200Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 335 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. THIS SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 311451 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 851 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>070-312300- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 851 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. AS OF 830 AM THERE HAS BEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HUNTSVILLE ARKANSAS TO SPRINGDALE TO SKIATOOK OKLAHOMA TO OILTON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED FROM OSAGE COUNTY TO THE SOUTH COFFEYVILLE AREA WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS. SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...CRAIG... OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES... AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA. SOME ROADS IN OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND PAWNEES COUNTIES WERE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. THIS SNOW IS JUST THE EARLY STAGE OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE DURING THE MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES CAUSING PERIODS OF FAST ACCUMULATION AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH A FEW AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER TODAY AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IN THE WARNING AREA. MAJOR IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL INCLUDE DECISIONS TO RELEASE STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY... SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ICE-WEAKENED TREES THAT COULD RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES...DAMAGE TO POULTRY HOUSES FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ071>076-312300- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 851 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. OFF AND ON RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANGE TO SNOW WILL OCCUR FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH NEAR 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN OF CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SOME TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE ADVISORY AREA AS THE SNOW DEVELOPS $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 311751 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1151 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>070-010200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 1151 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. SNOW HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SOME LOCATIONS IN OSAGE... WASHINGTON...AND NOWATA COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED MORE THAN SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW. IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN CARROLL COUNTY HAVE REPORTED MORE THAN FOUR INCHES OF SNOW. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW...PRIMARILY NORTH OF OF INTERSTATE 44 LATE THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW MOVES EAST...TEMPERATURES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL FALL TO NEAR 32 DEGREES...ALLOWING THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. SNOWFALL RATES MAY APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR AT SOME LOCATIONS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...GRANT...KAY...GARFIELD...NOBLE... LOGAN...OKLAHOMA...CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...WASHINGTON... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE... $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ071>076-010200- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 1151 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND INTO MCINTOSH SEQUOYAH PITTSBURG HASKELL LATIMER AND LE FLORE COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA... AS WELL AS CRAWFORD FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. INITIALLY THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX...HOWEVER DURING THE AFTERNOON THE MIXTURE WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 312130 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING... ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>070-010530- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE... TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL PULL TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS SO FAR HAVE BEEN UP TO 6 TO 7 INCHES NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREAS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEFORE THE SNOWFALL ENDS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND THIS WILL FREEZE ANY STANDING WATER OR SLUSH ON THE ROADS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...GRANT...GARFIELD...OKLAHOMA... POTTAWATOMIE...CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...WASHINGTON... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... CREEK... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE...PAWNEE...KAY...NOBLE...LOGAN...PAYNE...CLEVELAND... MCCLAIN... $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ071>076-010530- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 330 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS NORTHEAST OUT OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AND THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN ONLY AN INCH OR TWO...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...SLICK SPOTS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES... AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER PRECIPITATION ENDS. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 312237 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 437 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-312345- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE... TULSA...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE 437 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... AND OKMULGEE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE PUSHED FURTHER EASTWARD INTO FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. $$ OKZ073-075-312345- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ PITTSBURG-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCALESTER...WILBURTON 437 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PITTSBURG AND LATIMER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS REMAIN SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTHWARD NEARER THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING. THIS HAS PREVENTED ANY SNOWFALL FROM ACCUMULATING...AND WITH ONLY SNOW FLURRIES LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NO MORE THAN A TRACE. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ056>058-061>063-067>070-010600- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...WAGONER... TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE 437 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWS MAY BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES COOL WITH SUNSET...WHICH WILL MAKE FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...GRANT...GARFIELD...OKLAHOMA... LINCOLN...POTTAWATOMIE...CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...AND WASHINGTON. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ071-072-074-076-010600- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...STIGLER...POTEAU 437 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...AND LE FLORE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL TOWARD SUNSET...WHICH MAY ALLOW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO INCREASE ALONG ROADWAYS AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...GRANT...GARFIELD...OKLAHOMA... LINCOLN...POTTAWATOMIE...CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...AND WASHINGTON. ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 010142 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 742 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 OKZ056-061-067-070-010245- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ NOWATA-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOWATA...CLAREMORE...WAGONER...MUSKOGEE 742 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...ROGERS...WAGONER...AND MUSKOGEE. AREAS OF SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ OKZ071-074-010245- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ MCINTOSH-HASKELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUFAULA...STIGLER 742 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH AND HASKELL. AREAS OF SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ057-058-062-063-068-069-010600- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE- CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VINITA...MIAMI...PRYOR...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL 742 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...AND MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...MAYES...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...AND ADAIR. THE HEAVIEST AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY...WITH THE MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ROADS WERE REPORTED SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ072-076-010600- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...SALLISAW...POTEAU 742 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. THE HEAVIEST AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY...WITH THE MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ROADS WERE REPORTED SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 010329 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 929 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ057-058-062-063-068-069-010430- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE- CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VINITA...MIAMI...PRYOR...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL 929 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...AND MADISON. IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...MAYES...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...AND ADAIR. SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. ROADS WERE REPORTED SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF SLICK SPOTS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ072-076-010430- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...SALLISAW...POTEAU 929 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. ROADS WERE REPORTED SLICK IN SPOTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF SLICK SPOTS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 30, 9:42 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 9:42 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
942 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008
.DISCUSSION...
MINIMAL CHANGE FOR UPDATE. LOWERED MAX TEMPS
A COUPLE DEGREES SINCE MAX SUN ADIABATIC TOOL
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST. ALSO DECREASED
SKY GRID AND TWEAKED WIND / DEW POINT GRID TO
YIELD FINE TUNED FIRE THREAT.
LATEST WRF IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH CURRENT
SNOW GRIDS. SNOW AMOUNT LIKELY TO BE TWEAKED OR
ADJUSTED AFTER GFS/UKMET/ECMWF/GEM INSPECTED.
GW
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 305 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008/
DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN WEATHER FACTORS IN THIS FORECAST ARE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS TODAY AND A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM TOMORROW.
WINDS HAVE ALREADY COME AROUND TO THE SOUTH ACROSS PARTS OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THEY WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY AIR OVER THE AREA
WILL MAKE FOR A HEIGHTENED RISK OF FIRES TODAY. THE WIND
AND HUMIDITY FACTORS FOR A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE CLOSE TO
MET TODAY BUT THE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT EVEN BE CLOSE TO BEING
HIGH ENOUGH. THUS...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER ALERT.
LOOKING AHEAD...A POTENT UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TOMORROW. THE GFS AND WRF BOTH TAKE THE UPPER LOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE DAY. QUESTIONABLE FACTORS FOR
THE POTENTIAL TO MEET WARNING CRITERIA OF SNOW WILL BE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND DRY SLOTTING. EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO
START AS RAIN DURING THE MORNING AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW
AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY. THIS TRANSITION
WILL LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF
THE FORECAST AREA. ANOTHER LIMITING FACTOR IS THAT THE GFS
SHOWS DRY SLOTTING WHICH WOULD CUT OFF MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION
UNTIL THE WRAPAROUND PHASE. DESPITE THESE LIMITING FACTORS
FEEL A WATCH IS NECESSARY FOR ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN THIRD
OF THE AREA WHERE TEMPERATURE AND DRY SLOTTING WILL BE LESS
OF A FACTOR.
AFTER TOMORROW...THE WEATHER WILL BE RATHER BENIGN. TEMPERATURES
ON FRIDAY COULD BE CUT INTO BY SNOW COVER...BUT EXPECT THE SNOW
TO MELT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SOUTH WINDS RETURN RAPIDLY IN
THE WAKE OF THE STORM. SATURDAY WILL BE MILD AND DRY. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES ENTER THE FORECAST AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS WARMER MOISTER AIR
ADVECTS NORTH INTO THE AREA. COULD SEE THUNDER ACROSS EASTERN
PARTS OF THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY BUT DECIDED TO GO WITH JUST
SHOWERS AS THE INSTABILITY MAY OR MAY NOT BE GREAT ENOUGH. THE
NEXT MAJOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 50 33 34 21 / 0 30 80 10
FSM 50 35 37 24 / 0 20 80 20
MLC 51 38 39 23 / 0 20 60 10
BVO 48 31 32 17 / 0 50 80 10
FYV 45 34 34 20 / 0 20 90 40
BYV 46 33 34 22 / 0 20 90 40
MKO 50 34 35 22 / 0 20 70 20
MIO 47 31 33 18 / 0 40 90 30
F10 50 34 36 21 / 0 20 70 10
HHW 53 39 46 27 / 0 20 70 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR
OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-
OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069.
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR
ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011.
&&
SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....23Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 12:45 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1245 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311100- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 1244 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...INCREASED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...AND SNOW THURSDAY... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED...SPREADINDEX=44. AREA..NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... BRISK SOUTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WILL BE COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASE WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO OF SUNSET. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN AREAS THURSDAY AS IT SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION. SNOW WILL BEGIN SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN FOR WESTERN AREAS AND PROGRESS EAST DURING THE DAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATING SNOW. MEANWHILE AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS CAN EXPECT FIVE TO AS MUCH AS EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW. THE TULSA METRO AREA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES DURING THE EVENING THURSDAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... STRATEGIC SNOW PLANS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 30, 1:21 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
121 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 AM NON-TSTM WND GST OKEMAH 35.43N 96.30W
01/29/2008 M65.00 MPH OKFUSKEE OK MESONET
1020 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PORTER 35.87N 95.52W
01/29/2008 M64.00 MPH WAGONER OK MESONET
1105 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WHITEFIELD 35.25N 95.24W
01/29/2008 HASKELL OK EMERGENCY MNGR
AWNING BLOWN OFF A STORE
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILBURTON 34.92N 95.31W
01/29/2008 LATIMER OK EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN WILBURTON AND ACROSS THE COUNTY.
1125 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SALLISAW 35.46N 94.79W
01/29/2008 SEQUOYAH OK EMERGENCY MNGR
SPORADIC POWERLINES DOWN AND HOUSES WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE
ACROSS THE COUNTY.
1130 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BUNCH 35.68N 94.76W
01/29/2008 ADAIR OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES FELL ACROSS A ROAD NEAR BUNCH.
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG POTEAU 35.05N 94.62W
01/29/2008 LE FLORE OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
METAL ROOF DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIP...POWER OUTAGES AND
WIDESPREAD SHINGLE DAMAGE IN POTEAU. ADDITIONAL POWER
OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN ELSEWHERE IN COUNTY.
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GARFIELD 36.45N 93.97W
01/29/2008 BENTON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN.
1156 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CEDARVILLE 35.57N 94.37W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
SHINGLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS. TREE ALSO KNOCKED OUT A POWER
POLE IN ALMA.
1156 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG FORT SMITH 35.39N 94.40W
01/29/2008 SEBASTIAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
SHINGLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...AWNING DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 N CHARLESTON 35.38N 94.04W
01/29/2008 FRANKLIN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN
THIS AREA. ALSO HAD METAL ROOF DAMAGE TO BARNS 2 SW
OZARK.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 7 N ANTLERS 34.33N 95.62W
01/29/2008 PUSHMATAHA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUGO 34.01N 95.51W
01/29/2008 CHOCTAW OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHT POLES FELL IN HUGO. TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
1248 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SPRINGDALE 36.19N 94.13W
01/29/2008 M60.00 MPH WASHINGTON AR ASOS
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NMMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.